Key Idea It is not enough simply to refrain from returning evil for evil; rather, we must return good for evil, blessing for cursing, kindness for spite. Read more

Key Idea On certain solemn occasions the Bible requires we take an oath in His name; but in day to day living, simple honesty is required. Read more

Key Idea Jesus focus was on preserving the God ordained institution of marriage. The scribes and Pharisees focused on all the ways they hoped to legally dissolve marriage. Read more

Key Idea Adultery, like all sin, begins in the heart and leads to eternal destruction. This sin is so serious that we must be willing to eliminate all those places and situations in our lives which lead toward or into sexual sin. Read more

Key Idea God’s law has always applied to man’s heart, for it is out of the heart that proceed acts of murder and the wicked thoughts and words that precede them. Read more

Key Idea Presumptive Continuity: All the legal and ethical material of the OT continues to obligate Christians today except where set aside by further NT teaching. Read more

Key Idea The world is changed for the good when Christ’s disciples are most unlike the world. The Sermon on the Mount is built on the assumption that Christians are different, and it issues a call to us to be different. Read more

Key Idea In the last Beatitude Jesus teaches that opposition is the normal mark of being a disciple, as normal as hungering and thirsting for righteousness or being merciful. Read more

Key Idea Peacemakers are known for the character of their heavenly Father. Read more

Key Idea Only those who realize they have an impure heart can say their heart is pure—and hope to see God. Read more